Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	5,231	5	4.6713	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26049	The assenters sayings published in their own words for the information of the people : being in requital of Roger L'Estrange's Dissenters sayings / by an indifferent hand.	Indifferent hand.	1681 (1681)	Wing A4019; ESTC R4649	21,051	39

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adjust_v matter_n among_o ourselves_o and_o those_o can_v come_v into_o that_o union_n be_v at_o least_o inoffensive_a to_o they_o that_o do_v ibid._n p._n 28._o 68_o the_o king_n great_a strength_n be_v his_o people_n love_n cause_n and_o remedy_n of_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 285._o 69._o but_o these_o like_o the_o grave_n swallow_v all_o the_o good_a the_o bad_a life_n liberty_n and_o estate_n family_n posterity_n root_n and_o branch_n in_o one_o day_n i_o mean_v such_o as_o be_v trepanner_n or_o countenancer_n of_o they_o sham-evidence_n false_a witness_n who_o tongue_n can_v swear_v and_o unswear_v who_o tongue_n perhaps_o have_v cut_v the_o throat_n of_o many_o a_o poor_a innocent_a already_o and_o still_o want_v more_o work_n more_o work_n man_n of_o no_o honour_n no_o honesty_n no_o religigion_n except_o of_o that_o notorious_a and_o bloody_a religion_n that_o be_v worse_a than_o no_o religion_n you_o may_v have_v more_o truth_n more_o kindness_n more_o 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to_o have_v all_o other_o oath_n and_o sin_n pardon_v into_o the_o bargain_n ibid._n p._n 10._o 62._o wicked_a man_n by_o false_a oath_n can_v do_v the_o business_n do_v their_o own_o business_n get_v reward_n for_o catch_v innocent_a man_n and_o not_o always_o though_o sometime_o the_o gallow_n also_o for_o their_o pain_n in_o set_v snare_n to_o catch_v man_n these_o be_v the_o man_n that_o can_v do_v any_o man_n business_n how_o innocent_a soever_o ibid._n 63._o holy_a david_n compare_v these_o lurk_a catchpole_n these_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n that_o wait_v in_o all_o company_n and_o spy_n in_o all_o assembly_n unto_o a_o lion_n lurk_v in_o his_o den_n or_o in_o secret_a place_n lie_v in_o wait_n privy_o and_o under_o some_o covert_n perhaps_o of_o the_o righteous_a law_n to_o catch_v man_n to_o catch_v their_o prey_n where_o man_n walk_v where_o man_n talk_v by_o the_o way-side_n say_v david_n they_o insinuate_v into_o all_o company_n all_o business_n all_o assembly_n where_o 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addition_n of_o their_o own_o these_o be_v the_o darklanthorn_n man_n that_o like_a faux_n walk_v with_o a_o vizard_n on_o the_o vizard_n of_o honesty_n of_o religion_n friendship_n or_o perhaps_o of_o good_a fellowship_n lay_v their_o snare_n secret_o and_o in_o the_o dark_a to_o catch_v men._n ibid._n p._n 14._o 64._o these_o be_v the_o blade_n of_o our_o time_n and_o the_o man_n of_o valour_n that_o dare_v strut_v like_o those_o giant_n of_o old_a that_o bid_v heaven_n battle_n and_o do_v defiance_n to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o blaspheme_n he_o to_o his_o face_n and_o if_o ever_o they_o pray_v to_o he_o it_o be_v only_o in_o jeer_n as_o when_o they_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o damn_v they_o damn_v they_o ibid._n p._n 16._o 65._o word_n be_v lose_v and_o much_o more_o holy_a scripture_n word_n be_v lose_v on_o these_o stout_a hector_n atheist_n false_a witness_n men-catcher_n catchpole_n and_o sham-evidence_n god_n bless_v we_o all_o from_o they_o and_o grant_v we_o may_v never_o 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